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the fbi said it checks u.s. government databases, telephone communications, online activity, and also actually interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev and family members. but the fbi says it did not find any terrorism activity so it gave that information to russia and asked for but did not receive specific or additional info. case closed. >> because additional information didn't come in, then the fbi says well, for our purposes, under our system and with all the records and investigation we're allowed to do here, it hasn't risen to the level to warrant further investigation, or full-time surveillance. >> reporter: a federal law enforcement official agrees and said tamerlan was not on a terror watch list or any no-fly list, because the u.s. never deemed him a threat. so there were no alarm bells when tsarnaev came back to the u.s. six months later. >> by the time he returned, all investigation had been -- the matter had been closed. >> reporter: but even so, it's not clear if the department of homeland security, which is c
the fbi said it checks u.s. government databases, telephone communications, online activity, and also actually interviewed tamerlan tsarnaev and family members. but the fbi says it did not find any terrorism activity so it gave that information to russia and asked for but did not receive specific or additional info. case closed. >> because additional information didn't come in, then the fbi says well, for our purposes, under our system and with all the records and investigation we're...
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the fbi focus has shifted. they're searching the site of a former martial art studio in tupelo, mississippi, and the home of a former politician who was an instructor there. investigators are trying to determine if someone tried to pin the poisonous letter on paul kevin curtis, charges against him have been dropped. curtis' attorney says her client was a scapegoat. victor blackwell will have the latest from tupelo in 20 minutes. >>> happening in new orleans suburb is picking up the pieces after a pair of back to back twisters came through town. nerves are rattled in kenner. meanwhile, parts of the soggy midwest could see relief today while other areas brace for more flooding. jennifer has more from the weather studio. >> we are watching the flooding along the illinois as well as mississippi river and many of these locations were still at major flood stage. for peoria, ten feet above. let's go to video of what conditions were like on the ground. we're talking many homes are under water. looking at video coming o
the fbi focus has shifted. they're searching the site of a former martial art studio in tupelo, mississippi, and the home of a former politician who was an instructor there. investigators are trying to determine if someone tried to pin the poisonous letter on paul kevin curtis, charges against him have been dropped. curtis' attorney says her client was a scapegoat. victor blackwell will have the latest from tupelo in 20 minutes. >>> happening in new orleans suburb is picking up the...
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of course we've asked the fbi about their investigation up to this point into the letters sent to the president. senator roger wicker of mississippi, and katie holland, a judge here in tupelo. they're not saying much about that or their investigation into curtis. but curtis himself, paul kevin kurt isz, is speaking. and he's saying that he had no involvement. he loves his country. he had nothing to say specifically about the letters, he says that he loves his country, he respects the president, he would never try to hurt an elected official. he also said, he and his attorney, that he believes that he maybe was framed by someone who's holding a grudge. i want you to listen to what he said about the time he spent in jail after those allegations were made.
of course we've asked the fbi about their investigation up to this point into the letters sent to the president. senator roger wicker of mississippi, and katie holland, a judge here in tupelo. they're not saying much about that or their investigation into curtis. but curtis himself, paul kevin kurt isz, is speaking. and he's saying that he had no involvement. he loves his country. he had nothing to say specifically about the letters, he says that he loves his country, he respects the president,...
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the white house is in very close contact with the fbi, as well. while the white house is monitoring the situation right now, don't expect president obama or the white house is really be interjected into this at this point. obviously this is very much an evolving situation. a fast-moving situation. we're not really expecting to hear anything of substance from the white house, i would say, until this sort of comes to a conclusion. again, president obama up to date overnight, and this morning on what's going on there in boston. in newtown. he will continue to monitor the events there. >> all right, thank you very much, brianna keilar at the white house for us this morning. again, president obama just here yesterday lifting the spirits of boston as part of that memorial service. very different morning as the manhunt for one of the suspects is very much under way. >> to bring you up to speed, there is a manhunt under way for one of the two suspects in the boston marathon terrorist attack. the first suspect was killed overnight in a shoot-out with polic
the white house is in very close contact with the fbi, as well. while the white house is monitoring the situation right now, don't expect president obama or the white house is really be interjected into this at this point. obviously this is very much an evolving situation. a fast-moving situation. we're not really expecting to hear anything of substance from the white house, i would say, until this sort of comes to a conclusion. again, president obama up to date overnight, and this morning on...
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the number is 1-800-call-fbi. 1-800-call-fbi. if you've got a picture on your phone of somebody finishing the race or in the vicinity of the finish line, that's where a lot of this evidence is going to come from. security cameras, pieces of the bombs, they're sifting through a mountain of evidence. but, i suspect that somebody has that picture that may be the key lead. so, this is one where we all have a role to play, i believe. >> and senator, you made that plea that we keep on hearing from law enforcement officials for more information, for any pictures that people might have. it's something that we hear again and again and again right now. it leaves many people to be wondering if there's an impasse in this investigation right now. if they're running up against a wall with the information they have, and that's why they need more. were you getting that sense from your intelligence briefing? >> well, i don't think so, no. i think it's just a matter of sorting through all the evidence. and of course we're in an age now, where ever
the number is 1-800-call-fbi. 1-800-call-fbi. if you've got a picture on your phone of somebody finishing the race or in the vicinity of the finish line, that's where a lot of this evidence is going to come from. security cameras, pieces of the bombs, they're sifting through a mountain of evidence. but, i suspect that somebody has that picture that may be the key lead. so, this is one where we all have a role to play, i believe. >> and senator, you made that plea that we keep on hearing...
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former assistant director of the fbi. you hear a special forces raid in russia on a militant group that tamerlan tsarnaev had youtube videos of. what does that indicate to you? >> to me it indicates that they have been monitoring this group all along. obviously through 2011 when they're intercepting phone calls with the mother in russia and then through 2012 when they actually attacked and killed abu dujan this past december and their monitoring of that organization continues to this day with the recent attack over the weekend of another member or success or to abu dujan. >> you were talking about the wiretaps, the intercepts of the phone calls between the tsarnaev mother and at least one call to tamerlan and another call to someone inside russia. in those calls loosely we believe that she mentioned the word jihad, those are from the russian wiretaps. how significantly would that information have been to the fbi when they first looked into tamerlan back in 2011? >> i think it would have significance for a number of reason
former assistant director of the fbi. you hear a special forces raid in russia on a militant group that tamerlan tsarnaev had youtube videos of. what does that indicate to you? >> to me it indicates that they have been monitoring this group all along. obviously through 2011 when they're intercepting phone calls with the mother in russia and then through 2012 when they actually attacked and killed abu dujan this past december and their monitoring of that organization continues to this day...
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the fbi wants to interview tamerlan tsarnaev's widow. so far that has not happened but agents have spoken to katherine russell's attorney. he says she knew nothing about her husband's alleged role in the boston bombings. katherine russell lives with her parents in rhode island, where cnn's chris lawrence is this morning. good morning, chris. what's the latest? >> yeah, john, basically investigators want from katherine russell, they want to know, "a," what she now about what her husband was doing. and, if he had any other affiliations besides his younger brother. let's take you to some new video that we shot just in the last hour. can you see katherine russell's attorney arriving here at the family's home. she comes out of the home, and they leave together, followed by federal authorities. we know investigators have been to this home several times over the past couple days but so far she is only speaking to them through her attorney. he does tell us that she does not know anything about her husband's activities. that she was working upwar
the fbi wants to interview tamerlan tsarnaev's widow. so far that has not happened but agents have spoken to katherine russell's attorney. he says she knew nothing about her husband's alleged role in the boston bombings. katherine russell lives with her parents in rhode island, where cnn's chris lawrence is this morning. good morning, chris. what's the latest? >> yeah, john, basically investigators want from katherine russell, they want to know, "a," what she now about what her...
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did the fbi, as so many people are asking this morning, did the fbi drop the ball here? >> yeah. that's certainly the question of the hour. and it's going to be one that's going to be pursued, i think, aggressively by members of congress. what we have is a circumstance, as you said, where the russians are reaching out to us, but it's the information that was developed in the aftermath of the, you know, the original scrutiny, after, you know, he's cleared the first time, then he travels to russia. so, the question becomes what kind of a process is in place? that after an original inquiry, if there are people that come to the attention of, you know, the fbi, about concerns of their terrorism, what are the procedures to do, you know, appropriate follow-up, and where are the limits to the extent that we want to continue to have the government monitoring the actions of, you know, americans. >> when he applied for citizenship, again, last year, the department of homeland security put that on hold. they did not grant it to him. so obviously someone in the united states government was st
did the fbi, as so many people are asking this morning, did the fbi drop the ball here? >> yeah. that's certainly the question of the hour. and it's going to be one that's going to be pursued, i think, aggressively by members of congress. what we have is a circumstance, as you said, where the russians are reaching out to us, but it's the information that was developed in the aftermath of the, you know, the original scrutiny, after, you know, he's cleared the first time, then he travels to...
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when you heard the russian intelligence service called the fbi and said, fbi, you should look into tamerlan sper lar tsa what does that say to you? >> they had a file that was supposed to go, stay active, even if they found nothing. these days if someone like the russians or other foreign governments bring information to the fbi's attention it is supposed to go into a repository that basically never gets closed. and the whole idea is maybe you don't know right now if any of the information amounts to much, but you leave it there so when you get more information, pretty soon one-and-one equals two and maybe rumor suspicioare yo you . it wasn't just the fbi that got information. it was the cia and they did two very different things with it. to answer the question, was the ball dropped? you have to figure out where the ball went. did it end up where it really needs to end up? with a specialist analysis person at the national counterterrorism center, something that was built after 9/11, who is a specialist in chechnya. they have them for various terrorist groups and various parts of the middle
when you heard the russian intelligence service called the fbi and said, fbi, you should look into tamerlan sper lar tsa what does that say to you? >> they had a file that was supposed to go, stay active, even if they found nothing. these days if someone like the russians or other foreign governments bring information to the fbi's attention it is supposed to go into a repository that basically never gets closed. and the whole idea is maybe you don't know right now if any of the...
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i mean, you know, the fbi and atf have a wealth of expertise in this area. during the war in iraq, they review every single improvised explosive device. we've been able to collect the evidence from the war zone and ship it back. it could be very helpful in terms of the forensics, analysis -- >> we have to tell you this is the type of thing we've seen all morning here. convoys of national guard >> this is the type of thing we've seen all morning. we have seen convoys of national guard. these are police motorcycles and buses. >> so much personnel on the ground, so many different arms to the investigation, they are ferrying them around on buss and giving them police escorts to get to where they need to get. the bombs, when people are talking about them, what can it tell? the truth is, everything. every bomb tells a story. >> some people look at it as rubble. the post blast investigation, look at it as evidence. two were detonated, two others that may have been a controlled blast by law enforcement all of that will be extremely helpful and useful. >> what does t
i mean, you know, the fbi and atf have a wealth of expertise in this area. during the war in iraq, they review every single improvised explosive device. we've been able to collect the evidence from the war zone and ship it back. it could be very helpful in terms of the forensics, analysis -- >> we have to tell you this is the type of thing we've seen all morning here. convoys of national guard >> this is the type of thing we've seen all morning. we have seen convoys of national...
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i mean, you know, the fbi and atf have a wealth of expertise in this area. during the warn iraq, they review every single improvised plosivedece wee been able to collect the evidence from the war zone and ship it back. it could be very helpful in terms of theforensics, the type of thing wveee all is morning here. convoys of natialua we've seen all morning.ing we have seen convoys of national guard. these are police motorcyesnd ouc psoel on the ground, soany different arms to the investigation, they are giving them police escorts to get to wre they need to get. the bos,he people are taing about them,t c it te? th tth ,everything. every bomb tells a story. >> some people look at ias rule e post bst investigation, look at it as evidence. two were detonate t others that may have been controlled at wl be extremely helpful and useful. >> what does the number of devices tell yo tw wt o t others that didn't. atoes that tell you? >> it tls h long the person has bn planning the event in terms of the number bombs they have. it might determine how sophisticated one is c
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are you satisfied that all that the fbi needed to do was done? >> the problem, of course, when a foreign government tips you of off. in this case, not just the fbi, but the cia as well about terrorist ties, you probably want to flag that file, right? you want to know in the future if that individual is going to travel. i would think you would want to know and check the websites, because on the website, of course, you had terrorist videos, you had him visiting chat rooms. clearly enough was not done to monitor the chatter. not one heads up we were given, but several. so i do have questions, absolutely. and this is -- this is one of the things we are looking at with our hearing. >> congressman, another area of major concern right now, of course, in syria, you are meeting with secretary of state john kerry today. following the news from the administration, that they now believe with varying degrees of confidence, chemical weapons were used by the assad regime in syria. chairman royce, do you believe a red line was crossed here? >> clearly the admini
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but we know now from the fbi and the local sheriff's office that what happened was the state department initially received the information that the hakkens had moved to cuba. had moved by boat to cuba and were there at the marina. it was cnn's patrick oppmann in havana who confirmed it. saw the boys. saw the boat. and actually spoke with joshua and sharyn hakken there. in havana. and after that, we're told that authorities here, both state and federal authorities boarded a plane, flew to havana, and brought the kids and the parents home. they were kept separated on the plane. the major question politically was in the beginning, how would this happen? considering the inconsistent and unpredictable extradition history between the u.s. and cuba. would cuba cooperate? here's the answer from the fbi. >> in talking to the state department, and our coordination, you know, the u.s. officials with the government of cuba, they've been very supportive and they were very cooperative, and all our requests and trained to make sure that we got the family back safely. >> once that plane landed here in
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that's why now the texas rangers, fbi and law enforcement will find these culprits and bring them to justice. but people are very concerned about their own safety. >> congressman ted poe, we appreciate your time with us this morning. thank you. >> the concern is certainly understandable this morning. >>> let's go to christine romans for some of the other headlines. >> startling pictures when a cnn crew is caught in a firefight between u.s. forces and the taliban in afghanistan for the crew including a reporter anna coren, a rare and dangerous look at the military's elite as it hunts down the enemy. >> reporter: we got intelligence that there was an ied right in this area with a in that of associates. we've come into these open fields. >> the cnn crew is embedded with special forces in afghanistan. >>> a frightening easter sunday for church goers near cleveland. police say a man shot and killed his father at the church entrance just as services were ending for easter sunday. and then walked inside and started ranting about god and religion. worshippers were hiding in bathrooms and esc
that's why now the texas rangers, fbi and law enforcement will find these culprits and bring them to justice. but people are very concerned about their own safety. >> congressman ted poe, we appreciate your time with us this morning. thank you. >> the concern is certainly understandable this morning. >>> let's go to christine romans for some of the other headlines. >> startling pictures when a cnn crew is caught in a firefight between u.s. forces and the taliban in...
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postal inspectors in the city, and the fbi are involved. the sheriff's office says there's already been progress in addition to forcing his prisoners to wear those pink underwear, you'll remember that he's a hero to many conservatives for his tough anti-immigration stance. critics accuse him of civil rights violations. but the 80-year-old sheriff has steadfastly denied those accusations. >> shannon travis as you said, a hero to some, a lightning rod to others. shannon travis in washington for us this morning. >>> police in taiwan evacuating 600 passengers from a high seed commuter train after explosives and triggering devices were found on board that train. the explosives consisting of five liters of gasoline found in luggage placed in a bathroom on board. this train was heading for the taiwan capital tie pay. >>> brand new, colorado, 31-year-old thomas guolee is under arrest. police took him into custody yesterday in a person of interest in connection with the murder of state prison chief tom clements who was shot to death at his home last
postal inspectors in the city, and the fbi are involved. the sheriff's office says there's already been progress in addition to forcing his prisoners to wear those pink underwear, you'll remember that he's a hero to many conservatives for his tough anti-immigration stance. critics accuse him of civil rights violations. but the 80-year-old sheriff has steadfastly denied those accusations. >> shannon travis as you said, a hero to some, a lightning rod to others. shannon travis in washington...
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. >> the fbi says results of the additional testing on the envelopes could be released later today. >>> president obama vowing to fight on after a gun control bill went down in defeat. the senate voted down a compromise to expand background checks and ban military style assault weapons. the president says the gun lobby lied about the bill and that senators from both parties caved to political pressure. >> all in all, this was a pretty shame p shameful day for washington. this effort is not over. i want to make it clear t to the american people, we can still bring about meaningful changes that reduce gun violence so long as the american people don't give up on it. >> the president said he would push to make it easier for states to use current background check laws. >>> another huge story developing in texas this morning. a major break in the case of three high-profile killings in kaufman county. the wife of a disgraced former justice of the peace is pinning the crimes on her husband. authorities say kim williams knew details about the shootings of a prosecutor and d.a. and his wife but
. >> the fbi says results of the additional testing on the envelopes could be released later today. >>> president obama vowing to fight on after a gun control bill went down in defeat. the senate voted down a compromise to expand background checks and ban military style assault weapons. the president says the gun lobby lied about the bill and that senators from both parties caved to political pressure. >> all in all, this was a pretty shame p shameful day for washington....
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stranglehold -- >> look at the run on gun sales, and we can really track that through background checks to the fbi. but the amount of gun sales over the past three months since newtown is just staggering. talk about new laws in connecticut and other states, i mean we've got, people are armed to the teeth and someone -- >> and some 24 states have actually passed new restrictions since newtown. >> and no one wants to take away those guns. we respect the second amendment rights of all americans. nobody wants a national registration system. or invasion of privacy. and that's why the sensitivity of those rights is important to reaching a deal, and an agreement that i think can provide a basis for going forward. you know, sense of urgency, i think, is still there for those of us who talk and live with these families. and that's the urgency that the president will try to revive tonight because the families will be with them. and that picture, i hope, along with the knowledge that the majority of americans, more than 90%, want background checks, i think will revive, reinvigorate, but also sustain that sen
stranglehold -- >> look at the run on gun sales, and we can really track that through background checks to the fbi. but the amount of gun sales over the past three months since newtown is just staggering. talk about new laws in connecticut and other states, i mean we've got, people are armed to the teeth and someone -- >> and some 24 states have actually passed new restrictions since newtown. >> and no one wants to take away those guns. we respect the second amendment rights...
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in fact, two of the people who are on the top ten fbi most wanted list are now in cuba living a wonderful life, because castro gives refuge to these criminals. one is joann who killed a new jersey state trooper. another one is a gentleman who killed a -- >> do you think people -- >> -- and it goes on and on. >> you think he would let the father and the children stay? >> i think that sometimes that castro throws a little bit of crumbs to the united states to appear that he is a law-abiding member of the international community, which he is not. he runs a criminal enterprise gangster style. so he might return them if the heat is too much. but remember, he is currently holding a united states citizen, allen gross, illegally in jail. they had a sham, kangaroo court, they sentenced him to many years in prison. why? because he wanted to bring communication equipment to the jewish community. so it's a lawless land. they'll give refuge to anyone. and he'll do whatever he wishes. >> let's get to another travis that you are deeply, deeply involved in right now. this has to do with the visit to cuba
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information posted about her, credit report, banking information, retail credit card accounts, the fbi won't say if the information about her was accurate. >>> maryland lawmakers passing a sweeping overhaul of gun laws last night. the governor promises to sign the deal. opponents have threatened to petition the bill, trying to put it on a ballot. >>> a robber in arizona should have quit while he was ahead. he got away with some oxy cottin. this time, an employee points a gun at him, and he runs out empty handed. half hour later, gets his pills and out the door when two citizens with guns order him to the ground, took his weapon and held him until police arrived. >>> and in attleboro, massachusetts, it is explained to say why students with negative balances on their prepaid lunch card were told to go hungry. 25 children left without a meal after cafeteria employees ordered them to throw out their lunches after discovering the kids couldn't pay for them. school officials and the company that operates the cafeteria are both blaming the lunchroom workers for the decision. listen to one fur
information posted about her, credit report, banking information, retail credit card accounts, the fbi won't say if the information about her was accurate. >>> maryland lawmakers passing a sweeping overhaul of gun laws last night. the governor promises to sign the deal. opponents have threatened to petition the bill, trying to put it on a ballot. >>> a robber in arizona should have quit while he was ahead. he got away with some oxy cottin. this time, an employee points a gun...